The former Lakeland Prison inmate will have 38 months to five years added to the end of his already long 33- to 60-year sentence for possession of contraband at the local prison — seven bindles of heroin and 18 grams of marijuana.

On Jan. 3, acting on a tip, corrections officers strip-searched Battiste and found seven packets of heroin in his waistband prepared for sale. The marijuana was found in his locker.

Battiste denied the heroin was packaged and that he intended to sell the drug to other inmates. The investigation did not determine how he got the drug into the prison.

At a 1999 jury trial in Eaton County, Battiste was convicted on 24 felony counts, including: home invasion first degree; criminal sexual conduct, first degree; armed robbery; kidnapping; criminal sexual conduct, first degree during felony; bank robbery; motor vehicle unlawfully driving away; felony firearm; and home invasion, first degree. He was sentenced to minimum 33 and one-third years to 60 years prison by the Eaton County Circuit Court.

He was one of three convicted in one of the most brutal crimes committed in that county. After spotting a 19-year-old at a convenience store near Lansing, Battiste and two more Detroit-area men followed her home to Eaton County.

The three broke into the young woman’s home with a semi-automatic handgun and a rifle, where they subdued the victim, tied up her parents and repeatedly raped the young woman.

They then kidnaped her and fled the scene with a fourth suspect who was waiting outside in a Ford Expedition vehicle.

While in the car, the suspects again repeatedly raped the victim. At a motel in Detroit, they continued the attack. After the suspects released the woman, she was found by the police and taken to a hospital for treatment. The motel registration led to Battistte’s home in Detroit.